341: vampire moths

Sister Lu took out a small dagger from her pocket.

The hilt was inlaid with colorful fragments of gemstones.

"You're leaving, and I don't have much to give you. This dagger is something I found when I first arrived in Mos City, and it's brought me a lot of good luck. Keep it as a memento."

Sister Ma and the other sisters also came to give gifts.

There were mini flower pots with small bok choy growing in them, hand-carved wooden ingots, a gleaming pistol, and a windbreaker embroidered with "Peace and Joy"... They gave Jiang Fei what they considered their best possessions.

Jiang Fei carefully put away each gift, a smile gracing her face.

It was as sincere and warm as Sister Lu and the others' hearts.

"The mountains are high and the waters are distant, but we'll meet again if fate allows."

"Have a safe journey, good sister." Sister Lu raised her hand and hugged Jiang Fei:

"You look beautiful when you smile. Smile often from now on, don't always keep a cold face."

"We won't come to see you off tomorrow. We don't like farewells."

"Alright," Jiang Fei replied with a smile.

After parting ways with Sister Lu and the others, the five of them, including Jiang Fei, returned to the brick house with their gifts.

After storing the gifts in the Supermarket warehouse, they began packing their luggage.

They only took the clothes and shoes they had worn.

Jiang Fei planned to leave the remaining food, drinking water, generator, diesel, commercial vehicle, and other items for Sister Lu.

Xiao Chuxia had already handed over the clinic to someone else.

Ling Zhaorui had also finished teaching Sister Ma how to plant.

After telling her teammates to rest in their rooms first, Jiang Fei went outside and retrieved a large truck.

She loaded it with hunger-resistant coarse grains, submachine guns modified by Su Liuyuan, bullets, bombs, anti-inflammatory drugs, cold medicine, new special effect drugs, dried medicinal herbs, warm clothing, sanitary napkins, and other supplies.

Mos City was too chaotic, and she hoped Sister Lu and the others could protect themselves.

She then took out paper and pen and wrote two words.

[Take Care]

The note was taped to the truck door, ensuring Sister Lu would see it when she arrived.

Jiang Fei inserted the truck key into the truck door and then returned to the house to sleep.

At 5 AM the next morning, Jiang Fei and the others woke up and washed.

After a quick breakfast, they shouldered their bags and headed out.

At this time, it was just dawn, but more than half of the Black Night Gang's survivors were already out.

Some carried worn-out backpacks, others carried cloth bags.

Taking all their belongings, they embarked on the first leg of their journey home.

Xu Qianyao and Yin Jing were already waiting for them at the entrance.

Behind the two of them were their compatriots from Mos City who were returning home.

After confirming that everyone had arrived, Xu Qianyao and Yin Jing led them towards the seaside.

Before leaving the Black Night Gang, Jiang Fei told the guards at the entrance:

"Please tell Sister Lu that there's a large truck for her outside my brick house."

The guard: "Understood, Miss Jiang."

"Have a safe journey."

"Thank you." Jiang Fei followed the team.

The morning air was a bit cold, and they were all wearing light clothing.

They hadn't walked far before someone in the group started sneezing.

Those with weaker constitutions also began to show symptoms of aluminum poisoning.

Dry heaving, dizziness.

But they didn't slow down, gritting their teeth and enduring the physical discomfort, supporting each other as they walked.

Until the salty sea breeze blew in their faces.

Someone shouted.

"Look! It's our country's red flag!"

Everyone looked up in unison.

On the shore, a small cruise ship and two yachts were docked.

Each ship proudly displayed the red flag unique to Huaxia.

It fluttered in the wind with the rising sun, like the most beautiful glow on the sea.

Jiang Fei's nose inexplicably stung.

It had been a long time since she had seen that reassuring red.

Yin Jing shouted loudly: "Everyone wait in place, we will board in ten minutes."

After speaking, Yin Jing took out her walkie-talkie and contacted the Rescue Team members on the cruise ship to come down.

Soon, hundreds of Rescue Team members disembarked.

They wore unified combat uniforms, with Huaxia emblems pinned to their chests.

"Please form an orderly line to board, do not crowd."

"If you have any difficulties, you can ask us for help."

Under the direction of the Rescue Team, everyone boarded the ship in an orderly manner.

Xu Qianyao found Jiang Fei at the back of the line and chuckled:

"Director Ning said you haven't resigned, and you are still a temporary member of the Rescue Team."

"You and Lu Yu will come with me on that yacht, responsible for leading the way and escorting the survivors safely back to Huaxia Base."

Jiang Fei: "..."

After all that, she was still a worker.

But it was a good thing.

The cruise ship was crowded and inconvenient for retrieving items from the Supermarket, but there were only six of them on the yacht, plus two crew members.

The crew members ate and slept in the cockpit and wouldn't come out, so she just needed to avoid Xu Qianyao normally.

The five of them, including Jiang Fei, followed Xu Qianyao onto the yacht.

The other yacht carried Yin Jing and several teammates, responsible for the safety of the cruise ship's rear.

The yacht had three floors in total, with rooms and a restaurant on the second floor.

Xu Qianyao led Jiang Fei and the others down.

There were 4 rooms, all with room numbers on the doors.

"Liu Yuan, you and Zhao Rui will stay in 002."

"Chu Xia, you'll have 003 to yourself."

"Jiang Fei, you and Lu Yu will stay in 004."

At this point, Xu Qianyao whispered to Jiang Fei:

"Liu Yuan and the others told me that you and Lu Yu are dating, so I arranged you in one room."

"If you don't get used to it, you can go and sleep with Chu Xia."

Jiang Fei nodded.

"I'm in 001, the room near the staircase. You can come find me if you need anything, or contact me using the room's walkie-talkie."

"I'm going to check on the situation outside. You all go to your rooms and rest for a bit."

After Xu Qianyao left, Jiang Fei and the others opened the door of the nearest room, 002, to look inside.

The room was clean and tidy, with a double bed, a single set of table and chairs, and a small wardrobe.

A kettle and glass cups were on the table.

Not only that, there was also a small open-air balcony and an independent bathroom.

The yacht was equipped with a seawater filtration system, allowing direct use of water.

On the wall near the door, a nuclear radiation detector was installed, capable of monitoring nuclear radiation levels 24 hours a day.

Next to the detector was a removable walkie-talkie, a thermometer, and the key for that room.

At this moment, Su Liuyuan squatted by the balcony:

"The Rescue Team is quite thoughtful. Fearing drafts from the glass door, they sealed all the gaps with foam strips."

"I just checked the bathroom, and the drain also has a special cover, probably to prevent odors from coming back up."

Su Liuyuan spoke as he walked out to look at the other rooms.

Rooms 003 and 004 had the same layout as 002.

While Xu Qianyao was away, Jiang Fei placed drinking water, clothes, medicine, firearms and ammunition, snacks, instant food, fruits, toiletries, and other supplies and weapons in rooms 002 and 003.

Afterward, she went to 004 with Lu Yu to tidy up their room.

Just as they finished changing the bedding, knock, knock, knock—

A knock sounded at the door.

Jiang Fei, who was closer to the door, raised her hand and opened it.

It was Xu Qianyao returning.

He was carrying three large bags in his hands.

He handed the only black bag to Jiang Fei:

"This contains some daily necessities and protective gear."

"Once the ship sets sail, if you want to go out on the deck, remember to put on the protective suits from the bag."

"There's a type of small moth that has appeared at sea. It specifically sucks human blood and will actively attack people."

Xu Qianyao told them about the blood-sucking moths.

They had discovered these blood-sucking moths halfway on their journey to Country F.

They were the size of a fingernail, completely black, most numerous at night, not afraid of fire, attracted to light, and only sucked human blood like mosquitoes.

The areas where the moths had sucked blood would be red and itchy for at least a week.

And they were extremely sensitive to the smell of blood.

Once they smelled blood, they would swarm in frantically.

The Rescue Team had once witnessed a survivor at sea being surrounded by a swarm of moths and sucked into a dried corpse.

The most disgusting thing was that the blood-sucking moths also liked to lay eggs on clothes and hair.

They could lay at least a hundred eggs at a time.

The transparent moth eggs, the size of sesame seeds, were hard to find and grew faster than ordinary moth eggs.

They could hatch in basically three to four hours, transforming from larvae into moths.

If accidentally brought back, the entire house would be full of blood-sucking moths.

Strangely, these moths did not exist on land.

Blood-sucking moths only survived at sea.

Therefore, the gaps in the doors, windows, and drains of the yachts and cruise ships were all sealed.

"It will take us more than half a month to reach Huaxia Base, so you must guard against the blood-sucking moths yourselves."

"I'm going to deliver supplies to Su Liuyuan and the others."

Before leaving, Xu Qianyao coughed unnaturally and said to Jiang Fei:

"Uh, there's a gift from me to you and Lu Yu in the bag."

"It's for your future."